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"I have a cracked block and I

"I have a cracked block and I am looking for a 3.0 1988 block. Or can i inter change this with something compatible? other than the 3.0? this is on a bayline, capri 1950 series, 18&#39; king cobra outer drive. thanks"

the crack is right below the h

the crack is right below the head cause I put a new water pump in it yesterday on upper unit. then I ran it with muffs and garden hose and seen it leaking then I had taken off the manifold to see where it was leaking. thanks for your input very much.

"I've seen where people us

"I&#39;ve seen where people used a Dremel type tool to open the crack a little more nad just a bit to be able to get some JB Weld in there and drill the ends of the crack, to stop if from going further. You would want at least 1 inch of JB Weld on either side of the crack, need to push some in to give it some bite. You&#39;ll only need to buy a new intake/exhaust gasket and some JB Weld, let it cure for 48-72 hours in about 70-80 degrees and it should be good.

See when V6&#39;s and V8&#39;s crack they usually crack inside the V to which then lets water get into the oil &#40; not good &#41;. Its RARE but does happen that a really bad hard freeze can crack through a cylinder, but it&#39;s usually hair line and doesn&#39;t cause much problems. Once that happens you would have to have that cylinder bored then sleeved. Still cheaper than a new block.

The only other concern is cracking the heads, which does happen from time to time.